]]>http://wjon.com/police-minnesota-woman-caught-driving-with-1-4-million-of-pot/feed/0Photo: West Fargo Police DepartmentSherburne County Seizes Nine Pounds of Marijuanahttp://wjon.com/sherburne-county-seizes-nine-pounds-of-marijuana/
http://wjon.com/sherburne-county-seizes-nine-pounds-of-marijuana/#commentsFri, 27 Oct 2017 18:14:04 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=405151Continue reading…]]>One man is arrested after a five-month investigation by Sherburne County Authorities into the delivery of drugs into the county.

]]>http://wjon.com/minneapolis-seeks-spike-in-synthetic-marijuana-overdoses/feed/0(Photo: Alex Svejkovsky, WJON)WJON In-Depth: Prescription Pot — Are The Costs Worth The Benefits? [VIDEO]http://wjon.com/wjon-in-depth-prescription-pot-are-the-costs-worth-the-benefits-video/
http://wjon.com/wjon-in-depth-prescription-pot-are-the-costs-worth-the-benefits-video/#commentsTue, 03 Oct 2017 09:00:17 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=401499Continue reading…]]>The use of medical cannabis is still a controversial topic in the United States. The federal government still considers marijuana a schedule-1 drug, meaning it has no medical use and is highly addictive. But 28 states, including Minnesota, have legalized marijuana to be used for medical purposes.

]]>http://wjon.com/wjon-in-depth-prescription-pot-are-the-costs-worth-the-benefits-video/feed/0Large Amount of Marijuana Leads To St. Cloud Woman's Arresthttp://wjon.com/large-amount-of-marijuana-leads-to-st-cloud-womans-arrest/
http://wjon.com/large-amount-of-marijuana-leads-to-st-cloud-womans-arrest/#commentsTue, 11 Jul 2017 13:25:40 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=394791Continue reading…]]>A St. Cloud woman faces drug possession charges after a large amount of marijuana was found in her car Monday.

]]>http://wjon.com/large-amount-of-marijuana-leads-to-st-cloud-womans-arrest/feed/0Getty ImagesAround Two Pounds Of Marijuana Confiscated At Little Falls Homehttp://wjon.com/around-two-pounds-of-marijuana-confiscated-at-little-falls-home/
http://wjon.com/around-two-pounds-of-marijuana-confiscated-at-little-falls-home/#commentsSat, 20 May 2017 11:38:51 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=390416Continue reading…]]>1 person was arrested at a Little Falls home when police found around two pounds of marijuana and multiple items of drug paraphernalia.

]]>http://wjon.com/around-two-pounds-of-marijuana-confiscated-at-little-falls-home/feed/0ThinkstockPolice Find Marijuana in New Vehicles at Dilworth Rail Yardhttp://wjon.com/police-find-marijuana-in-new-vehicles-at-dilworth-rail-yard/
http://wjon.com/police-find-marijuana-in-new-vehicles-at-dilworth-rail-yard/#commentsFri, 10 Mar 2017 22:46:29 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=383878Continue reading…]]>Police are investigating the discovery of 217 pounds of marijuana that were stashed inside new vehicles at a rail yard in Dilworth.

]]>http://wjon.com/baxter-teenager-arrested-for-allegedly-possessing-marijuana/feed/0(Photo: Morrison County Jail)St. Cloud Man With Outstanding Warrant Found With Two Pounds of Marijuanahttp://wjon.com/st-cloud-man-with-outstanding-warrant-found-with-two-pounds-of-marijuana/
http://wjon.com/st-cloud-man-with-outstanding-warrant-found-with-two-pounds-of-marijuana/#commentsWed, 30 Dec 2015 17:08:45 +0000http://wjon.com/st-cloud-man-with-outstanding-warrant-found-with-two-pounds-of-marijuana/Continue reading…]]>A St. Cloud man was arrested yesterday (Tuesday) for an outstanding warrant and could face drugs charges. The incident happened at 123 2nd Avenue Northeast in St. Cloud.

]]>http://wjon.com/patients-star-in-effort-to-counter-medical-marijuana-stigma/feed/0Getty ImagesDecision Looms on Use of Medical Pot for Painhttp://wjon.com/decision-looms-on-use-of-medical-pot-for-pain/
http://wjon.com/decision-looms-on-use-of-medical-pot-for-pain/#commentsTue, 01 Dec 2015 20:23:29 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=339988Continue reading…]]>The Minnesota Health Department is set to announce whether it will expand the legal use of medical marijuana to cover people with intractable pain.

]]>http://wjon.com/decision-looms-on-use-of-medical-pot-for-pain/feed/0Getty ImagesSurvey: Marijuana Use in US Adults Doubles in Decade [POLL]http://wjon.com/survey-marijuana-use-in-us-adults-doubles-in-decade-poll/
http://wjon.com/survey-marijuana-use-in-us-adults-doubles-in-decade-poll/#commentsWed, 21 Oct 2015 16:56:39 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=335155Continue reading…]]>Marijuana use among U.S. adults doubled over a decade. That's according to government surveys showing that almost 10 percent of adults use the drug, or more than 22 million people. Most of that is recreational use.

]]>http://wjon.com/2nd-medical-marijuana-manufacturer-offering-discount-2/feed/0Getty ImagesMedical Marijuana Company Delays 2 Clinic Openingshttp://wjon.com/medical-marijuana-company-delays-2-clinic-openings/
http://wjon.com/medical-marijuana-company-delays-2-clinic-openings/#commentsWed, 02 Sep 2015 18:22:22 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=329223Continue reading…]]>One of Minnesota's medical marijuana manufacturers is delaying its plans to open two more dispensaries this fall, including a clinic in western Minnesota.

]]>http://wjon.com/lawmaker-behind-medical-marijuana-law-joins-cannabis-firm/feed/0Photo Courtesy of MN House of Representatives WebsiteDoctors' Unease Puts Medical Marijuana Patients in a Bindhttp://wjon.com/doctors-unease-puts-medical-marijuana-patients-in-a-bind/
http://wjon.com/doctors-unease-puts-medical-marijuana-patients-in-a-bind/#commentsSun, 31 May 2015 19:32:58 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=317127Continue reading…]]>Patients hoping to access medical marijuana may struggle to register for the medicine as doctors and hospitals shy away from the new program.

]]>http://wjon.com/doctors-unease-puts-medical-marijuana-patients-in-a-bind/feed/0Getty ImagesOne Man Arrested For Alleged Drug Sales In South St. Cloudhttp://wjon.com/two-men-arrested-for-alleged-drug-sales-in-south-st-cloud/
http://wjon.com/two-men-arrested-for-alleged-drug-sales-in-south-st-cloud/#commentsThu, 14 May 2015 19:06:49 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=315093Continue reading…]]>A helpful tip led to the arrest of one man in South St. Cloud last Friday. The Central Minnesota Violent Offender Task Force received information that drugs were being sold at the home of 613 9th Avenue South.

]]>http://wjon.com/police-say-pizzeria-was-front-for-marijuana-operation/feed/0Getty ImagesUPDATE: Teens Charged With Murder in Fatal St. Cloud House Firehttp://wjon.com/teens-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-st-cloud-house-fire/
http://wjon.com/teens-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-st-cloud-house-fire/#commentsWed, 25 Mar 2015 16:38:07 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=307836Continue reading…]]>Two teenagers face murder charges after a fire erupted in a St. Cloud home last fall and killed a woman. According to the criminal complaint, 18-year-old Dustin Zablocki of St. Cloud and 19-year-old Justin Pick of Sartell were using a hot plate and butane torch to extract a highly concentrated oil from marijuana called "dab".

]]>http://wjon.com/police-find-56-pounds-of-marijuana-in-wright-county-home/feed/0Photo: Wright County Sheriff's OfficeHealth Department Continues Survey On Medical Marijuanahttp://wjon.com/health-department-continues-survey-on-medical-marijuana/
http://wjon.com/health-department-continues-survey-on-medical-marijuana/#commentsSat, 31 Jan 2015 14:09:58 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=299386Continue reading…]]>Potential users of medical marijuana have about one week to participate in a survey that could help the state get a picture of the likely demand for the drug.

]]>http://wjon.com/st-cloud-woman-arrested-on-charges-of-selling-marijuana/feed/0Minnesota Man Sentenced For Large Marijuana Growhttp://wjon.com/minnesota-man-sentenced-for-large-marijuana-grow/
http://wjon.com/minnesota-man-sentenced-for-large-marijuana-grow/#commentsTue, 30 Dec 2014 21:32:59 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=294117Continue reading…]]>A former Inver Grove Heights man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after authorities found almost 400 pounds of marijuana in his home three years ago.

]]>http://wjon.com/rice-man-arrested-in-alleged-marijuana-growing-operation/feed/0Dennis Geise (Photo: Benton County Jail)State Hosts Medical Marijuana Meet-Uphttp://wjon.com/state-hosts-medical-marijuana-meet-up/
http://wjon.com/state-hosts-medical-marijuana-meet-up/#commentsFri, 08 Aug 2014 15:22:24 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=270190Continue reading…]]>Hundreds of adventurous entrepreneurs are learning what it will take to grow marijuana for use in Minnesota's new medical marijuana program.

]]>http://wjon.com/osakis-man-arrested-during-todd-county-marijuana-bust/feed/0David Lentz, ThinkstockDayton Names 16 to Study Impact of Marijuana Lawhttp://wjon.com/dayton-names-16-to-study-impact-of-marijuana-law/
http://wjon.com/dayton-names-16-to-study-impact-of-marijuana-law/#commentsThu, 10 Jul 2014 22:43:39 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=265654Continue reading…]]>Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed 16 members to a task force that will study the impact of the state's new medical marijuana law.

]]>http://wjon.com/dayton-seeks-2-2m-for-pot-study/feed/0Governor Mark Dayton, Getty ImagesSt. Cloud State University Survey Results Split For Legalization of Marijuanahttp://wjon.com/st-cloud-state-university-survey-results-split-for-legalization-of-marijuana/
http://wjon.com/st-cloud-state-university-survey-results-split-for-legalization-of-marijuana/#commentsThu, 09 Jan 2014 18:04:02 +0000http://wjon.com/?p=234079Continue reading…]]> A new statewide survey suggests Minnesotans are split on whether to legalize marijuana. The results of the annual St. Cloud State University survey were released today (Thursday).